From both Charlotte and Mecklenburg County for adding rides and stuff as part of an effort to increase attendance from 1.9 million a year to 2.5 million. Among those voting against the incentives, which come to nearly $1 million (90 percent of what the amusement park would pay in property taxes on the improvements for the next three years) was City Council member Michael Barnes. In explaining his vote, Barnes said that “I’m still not convinced they wouldn’t do this work without this grant.” Yup.